Gumpaste High Heel Shoe

Sooo…I’m taking a time-out from crochet tutorials and patterns to share these gumpaste high heel shoes I made (quite) a while ago.

They aren’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I loved making them and I wish I had a whole cupboard full of gumpaste high heel shoes!

You know how they say girls are either “bag” girls or “shoe” girls? Well I am totally a shoe girl, despite the fact that I haven’t bought more than 3 pairs of pretty shoes since Pieter was born. But I digress.

The only hint I will add to her instructions is this: Sponges make excellent supports for a drying gumpaste shoe!!

I just wasn’t getting the right shape using wadded-up glad-wrap and as I was frantically rummaging through my cupboard I stumbled upon my stockpile of 3M sponges. I cut one into a triangular wedge to support the foot and heel of the shoe. I cut another one into a rounded pointy shape to support the toe.

Not only do the sponges keep their shape, but they also allow air to circulate, meaning a reduced drying time. Yep. Like my friend Mike always says: “Up there for thinking!”

I did the stitching with a toothpick. Yes! Because somebody still hasn’t gotten around to buying a stitching tool.

For the pearl accent I used edible gumpaste pearls. I didn’t make these myself (laziness and time-constraints), but they are extremely easy to make. This tutorial by Earlene’s Cakes is a brilliant step-by-step tutorial for making your own gumpaste pearls.

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